STARGUARD LIFEGUARD EXAM
Questions and Answers
1. What is the difference between a rule and a policy?
ANS A rule applies to every person using an aquatic facility. A policy is for specific
circumstances or situations that may not apply to everyone.
2. To be effective, rules should be
ANS Written in a clear, concise language, enforced the same way each time, and posted in
a visible location.
3. Which of the layers of protection helps guide decisions and serves as
a rule for specific circumstances?
ANS Policies and procedures.
4. A policy that requires non-swimmers to stay in waist-deep water may
reduce the risk of drowning.
ANS True
5. What are three ways to minimize the risk of injury in an aquatic facility?
ANS Inspect
for hazards, eliminate known hazards, and enforce rules.
,6. Swimmers should not be allowed to participate in breath-holding or
under- water swimming contests.
ANS True
7. In an aquatic facility, slipping and falling is usually caused by
ANS running.
8. The StarGuard Risk Management Model consists of the following
ANS prevention, surveillance, respond and rescue, emergency care, workplace expectations.
9. What is a good course of action if the behavior of another person is
suspicious enough for you to be concerned?
ANS Notify your supervisor and call for police assistance.
10. What does RWI stand for?
ANS Recreational Water Illness.
11. Personal protection equipment (PPE) should, at a minimum, include
which items?
ANS Disposable gloves, barrier (CPR) mask, protective eyewear, and footwear.
12. Why is disease more likely to be transmitted through loose stools
(diarrhea), rather than a solid stool?
ANS If a person is ill with diarrhea, the stool can contain millions of germs that spread quickly
through the water.
,13. What would you do if you were using standard (universal)
precautions?
ANS Con- sider and treat all bodily fluids and bodily substances as through they were
contaminated.
14. What is the proper ratio of bleach to water for a solution that will
be used to clean up bodily fluids and fecal matter on surfaces around the pool?
ANS 1 part bleach to 9 parts water
15. If a break in your skin is directly exposed to a patron's bodily
fluids, what is the first thing you should do?
ANS Wash the area with soap and water.
16. Which of the following are germs that can cause recreational water
illness?-
ANS Norovirus, cryptosporidium, E. coli, and giardia.
17. Occupational exposure to blood or the bodily fluids from another
person puts you at risk for which diseases?
ANS HIV/AIDS, hepatitis B (HBV), and hepatitis C (HCV)
18. What should you assume about blood and other body fluids
, from all per- sons?
ANS The fluids are potentially infectious.
19. How long has the parasite cryptosporidium been known to
survive, even in properly maintained swimming pool water?
ANS Up to 11 days.
20. What is the difference between distress and drowning?
ANS A person is drowning if the
face and airway (mouth and nose) are covered with water and the head cannot be lifted or brought to the
surface to
breathe.
21. How quickly a person progresses from distress to drowning varies
depend- ing on many circumstances.
ANS True
22. What happens when a drowning person tries to breathe?
ANS The person may swallow
large amounts of water.
23. What determines whether water is "shallow" or not?
ANS A person's height
24. Which is the correct description of drowning?
Questions and Answers
1. What is the difference between a rule and a policy?
ANS A rule applies to every person using an aquatic facility. A policy is for specific
circumstances or situations that may not apply to everyone.
2. To be effective, rules should be
ANS Written in a clear, concise language, enforced the same way each time, and posted in
a visible location.
3. Which of the layers of protection helps guide decisions and serves as
a rule for specific circumstances?
ANS Policies and procedures.
4. A policy that requires non-swimmers to stay in waist-deep water may
reduce the risk of drowning.
ANS True
5. What are three ways to minimize the risk of injury in an aquatic facility?
ANS Inspect
for hazards, eliminate known hazards, and enforce rules.
,6. Swimmers should not be allowed to participate in breath-holding or
under- water swimming contests.
ANS True
7. In an aquatic facility, slipping and falling is usually caused by
ANS running.
8. The StarGuard Risk Management Model consists of the following
ANS prevention, surveillance, respond and rescue, emergency care, workplace expectations.
9. What is a good course of action if the behavior of another person is
suspicious enough for you to be concerned?
ANS Notify your supervisor and call for police assistance.
10. What does RWI stand for?
ANS Recreational Water Illness.
11. Personal protection equipment (PPE) should, at a minimum, include
which items?
ANS Disposable gloves, barrier (CPR) mask, protective eyewear, and footwear.
12. Why is disease more likely to be transmitted through loose stools
(diarrhea), rather than a solid stool?
ANS If a person is ill with diarrhea, the stool can contain millions of germs that spread quickly
through the water.
,13. What would you do if you were using standard (universal)
precautions?
ANS Con- sider and treat all bodily fluids and bodily substances as through they were
contaminated.
14. What is the proper ratio of bleach to water for a solution that will
be used to clean up bodily fluids and fecal matter on surfaces around the pool?
ANS 1 part bleach to 9 parts water
15. If a break in your skin is directly exposed to a patron's bodily
fluids, what is the first thing you should do?
ANS Wash the area with soap and water.
16. Which of the following are germs that can cause recreational water
illness?-
ANS Norovirus, cryptosporidium, E. coli, and giardia.
17. Occupational exposure to blood or the bodily fluids from another
person puts you at risk for which diseases?
ANS HIV/AIDS, hepatitis B (HBV), and hepatitis C (HCV)
18. What should you assume about blood and other body fluids
, from all per- sons?
ANS The fluids are potentially infectious.
19. How long has the parasite cryptosporidium been known to
survive, even in properly maintained swimming pool water?
ANS Up to 11 days.
20. What is the difference between distress and drowning?
ANS A person is drowning if the
face and airway (mouth and nose) are covered with water and the head cannot be lifted or brought to the
surface to
breathe.
21. How quickly a person progresses from distress to drowning varies
depend- ing on many circumstances.
ANS True
22. What happens when a drowning person tries to breathe?
ANS The person may swallow
large amounts of water.
23. What determines whether water is "shallow" or not?
ANS A person's height
24. Which is the correct description of drowning?
